Scene 6 - A New Life

February 10, 2014

KATE
Get up Honey; you're going to be late for the bus.

KID
I'm too tired.

KATE
That's not a good reason to stay home Brett. Now please get up while I go wake your sister.

(Kate runs from her son's room to her daughter's. She opens the door and turns on the light; she opens the blinds, and taps her daughter on the shoulder.)

KATE
Dana, get up honey. The bus will be here soon. When you are dressed and washed I have waffles for you.

DANA
Ok Mom. Thanks.

(Kate walks back to Brett's room. His face is in his pillow.)

KATE
Brett! Get up!

(She picks him up and puts him on the floor. She runs to one of his drawers. She grabs a shirt, underwear, pants, and socks. She gives them to Brett.)

KATE
Put these on. Quick.

(Kate runs down the stairs to the kitchen. There is smoke in the kitchen.)

KATE
Shit!

(She runs to the toaster and takes out the two burnt waffles. She turns off the smoke alarm. She places two waffles in the toaster. Kate turns around and takes a deep breath.)

SCREEN FADES

Scene 7 - Friends

(Kate and two friends are in a restaurant eating.)

KATE
So, Meg, How are the kids?

MEG
Good. Pretty Good. What about Brett and Dana?

KATE
They are good. I'm telling you it's getting harder every single day to take care of them all by myself.

MEG
You must be missing Adam so much. It's so terrible about that car crash. You always think it could never to happen to someone you love, but then it does.

OTHER GIRL
Why don't you think about hiring a nanny or something?

KATE
I don't have the money.

OTHER GIRL
I could find you someone for real cheap. I know a college student looking for some part-time work while before her night classes.

KATE
Like a babysitter?

OTHER GIRL
Yeah.

KATE
I could afford a babysitter. Can I have her info, Jackie?

JACKIE
Sure.

KATE
Thanks.

Scene 8 - Mail time.

(Kate walks into her house and takes off her coat, and puts down her bag. She holds the mail in here hands; she walks into the Kitchen and places it down on a counter. She looks at the number and address Jackie gave her. She dials the number while flipping through the mail. Someone picks up.)

KATE
Hi my name is Amy Capshaw. My friend Jackie Reynolds said you were looking for a during the day job.

GIRL
Oh yea! Jackie Reynolds. What's the job?

AMY/KATE
Just to watch my two kids Brett and Dana. Brett is almost 11, and Dana is 9. Its just so I can relax a little, they have been a handful lately.

GIRL
Sounds fine.

AMY/KATE
What's your name?

GIRL
Stephanie Adams. How much would I get paid for doing this?

AMY/KATE
Around 10 an hour. Is that too little?

STEPH
No it will be fine.

AMY/KATE
It will be about 60 a day.

STEPH
It will be great.

AMY/KATE
Thanks.

STEPH
No. Thank you.

AMY/KATE
No problem. I'd love to meet you. How about tomorrow at the Italian place in the mall?

STEPH
La Cocina?

AMY/KATE
Yeah.

STEPH
See you then.

AMY/KATE
Ok.

(Amy/Kate hangs up the phone. She is holding a huge red envolope in her hands.)

AMY/KATE
What could this be?

(She opens it up. The camera focuses on the card.)

AMY/KATE (O.S)
Hello Honey it has been a while,
I'm going travel a thousand times a mile.
Just to see the one I love so much,
Its really bad you haven't kept in touch.
Kate, I've missed you,
I'm sure you have missed me too.
It made me mad when you left me,
And now you are going to pay, you'll see.
I'm going to do something I should have done before,
I'm coming to kill you when you least expect it you little whore!

Love,
Your Valentine.

(She slips the card back into the envelope and frantically turns it over. The envelope reads.

Kate Carr
15 Pine Street
Miami Beach, FL 21374

AMY/KATE (O.S)
He found me.

Scene 9 - A call to an old friend

AMY/KATE
May I speak to Detective Mandy Lewis?

MAN

I'm sorry Detective Lewis is no longer here.

AMY/KATE

Do you know where I could reach her? It is an emergency.

MAN

I'm sorry to be the one to tell you this... but Detective Lewis was murdered about a year ago.

AMY/KATE

Murdered?

MAN

Yeah. Who am I speaking to?

AMY/KATE

My name is Amy Capshaw.

MAN

Let's see what I can do with that. 15 Pine Street

Miami Beach, Florida?

AMY/KATE

How did you know that?

MAN

I'm working with Detective Lewis' database. How can I assist you Mrs. Carr?

AMY/KATE

You know who I am?

MAN

The information is right here at my fingertips. Let me see what I can dig up. What exactly do you need to know?

AMY/KATE

Well Detective Lewis was helping with some personal case, I don't know if you could really help me.

MAN

Don't worry about trusting me Ma'am, I'm as close to Mandy as you're going to get. I was her husband. My name is Mark Gregories; Mandy used her maiden name while working.

AMY/KATE

Oh my god. I am terribly sorry.

MARK

Thank you for your sympathies.

(Silence)

AMY/KATE

Are you OK?

MARK

Yes

AMY/KATE

You sure?

MARK(choking a little bit)

Yea. Anyways how can I help you?

AMY/KATE

Well, how familiar are you with the case?

MARK

Not familiar at all actually. But everything should be in this database.

AMY/KATE

Well what does it say?

MARK

Not much. It seems as if Mandy kept a password on most of your information. Luckily I think I might know what the password is, and I definitely know the code to the lock-box where she had probably written down the password.

(A few seconds of typing noises.)

MARK

Yup. I'm in. Her latest update that was made a couple of days before the murder says something about not having seen Mr. Carr for a couple a days. It seems she was spying on him. Could you fill me in on what is going on?

AMY/KATE

Well my real name is Kate Carr.

MARK

Well it says Amy Capshaw in my wife's files.

AMY/KATE

Well I changed my name to Amy to conceal my identity.

MARK

I guess my wife wanted to conceal it too. Oh here it is. You are a

survivor of the valentine murders.

AMY/KATE

Yea, and my husband too.

MARK (a little shocked.)

Husband? Oh yes! Here it is. Mr. Carr is your husband. My wife believed he was the killer instead of your friend Dorothy. I can't believe she didn't tell me about this.

AMY/KATE

Let me cut to the chase Detective Gregories. I think my husband is back to try and kill me, and I think he probably killed Mandy?

MARK

I'd ask you for some proof.

AMY/KATE

I just received a sick valentine note from my husband, saying he is going to kill me. The only person who knew my whereabouts was Detective Lewis... and you.

MARK

Exactly, so Mr. Carr could not have found you. Maybe it is someone else.

AMY/KATE

Someone else saying they want to kill me? That's ridiculous! You said that Mandy kept her passwords in a lockbox, could my husband have gotten the password and information through there?

MARK

Oh My god!

AMY/KATE

What?

MARK

It seems as if your file was accessed only a few days after my wife was murdered. That bastard killed my wife! I'm going to come to Florida, and help you kill this fucker. Here is some advice; you may be dealing with another man with plastic surgery. Your old husband can be your new best friend, or a parent of one of your kid's friends. Until I come make sure you are never by yourself. I need you right now as much as you need me.

AMY/KATE

Ok.